We have an active band of
bellringers at Holy
Trinity Church
in the Parish
of Llandudno and anyone younger or
older is welcome to join us to learn this ancient, enjoyable and
skilful activity.
Visitors, and visiting bellringers, are always welcome. We
practice
on Friday evenings which is convenient for anyone having a weekend
break in Llandudno, this
most pleasant of North Wales resorts.
N.B. Holy Trinity has its
own "Pay & Display" car park which
can be accessed in or out at the rear of the Church. It is
available for use every day of the week, with Sunday mornings being
reserved for those attending services and the "Pay & Display"
operating from 1pm.
Contact
details: Tower captain - Stan Whittaker (tel. 01492 596796)
Please send emails to:
Ringing
details
| Bells |
8 |
| Weight |
15-0-21 |
| Sunday Service Ringing |
10.00 am |
| Practice night |
Friday 7.30 - 9.00 pm |
| Open Method ringing
practice |
1st Monday monthly
7.30 - 9.00 pm |
Handbell ringing
|
Monday 6.30 - 8.00 pm,
except 1st Monday in each month (see above)
|
News and information 2010
[January] [February]
Friday 5th February.
Funeral of our friend and ringer Peter Goodwin. The bells were rung
open before and after the service. In the evening a quarter peal of
1260 Plain Bob Doubles was rung as a tribute to Peter.
Back row l-r.
Garry Peel, Chris Wheatley, Peter's wife Pauline, Elizabeth Curtis,
Lynn Ferriday
Front row l-r. Jason Walker, John Horsfield (who
pronounced the eulogy earlier) and Stan Whittaker.
27 January. A
sad day - one of our ringers Peter Goodwin died last night at Ysbyty
Gwynedd. He rang with us just on New Year's Day and is on the
photograph below (1 January).
Saturday 16th January. Members
of the North Wales Association successfully rang a peal of 5088
Yorkshire Surprise Major (Composer Arthur Craven) in 2hrs 49mins.
Ringers were:-
(back row l-r) Tim D Hollinghurst, Kristoffer O Perruzza, Geoffrey
Parting, Jason M Walker.
(front row l-r) Duncan L C Hyde (C), Garry Peel,
David Raggett, and Martin J Brown.
January 3rd.
We had conveyed
greetings and best wishes prior to Christmas, to our bellringing
friends in Harare, and happily we have had a response reciprocating.
Sadly it seems they are no nearer to ringing their bells again and in
fact the current position is probably worse than it had been as they
have been 'locked out' of their churches. Services are being held in
alternative venues and even 'in the road'. The only other ring of bells
in Zimbabwe at Kwekwe is also out of action because of a crack in the
tower. That church is very poor and is in no position to carry out
repairs. There is also 80% unemployment now too.
Our contact, Ruth Hutchinson who is the Harare Cathedral tower captain,
will in the near future resign her position and after 30 years in the
country, will return to Britain. We wish her well.
Friday 1st January. The
New Year was rung in at 12 noon on this day,
Back row (l - r) Stan Whittaker,
Gillian Blackwell, Peter Goodwin
Front row (l - r) Linda Fraser, Ellen Jenkins, Elizabeth
Curtis.
Please use these links for news and information for 2009,
2008
and 2007.
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The
bells were restored in 2002 and more details of this and the history of
the bells can be found at History
of the bells
The last ring before the bells
were lowered, 11 August 2002. Left to right: Ann Thomas,
Lynn Ferriday, Joan Edwards, Sue Calvert, Enid Horsfield, John
Horsfield, Sid Burrows (a visitor aged 92 - we were always pleased to
see him, sadly he died 1/8/2006 aged 96), Stan Whittaker (Tower
Captain), Peter Goodwin, James Whittaker.
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